A Partner at Boxer & Gerson LLP, Julius Young has practiced worker’s compensation law and social security disability law since 1979. He has represented thousands of individuals who have sustained life-changing injuries or illnesses while on the job. In every case, his goal is to secure the medical treatments his clients need.
After reading the new WCAB en banc decision in Torres v. AJC Sandblasting, I was tempted to ask, “What took ya so long?” This is a decision that is long overdue. With it, the WCAB attempts to send a strong message to lien claimants who pursue frivolous lien claims that lack evidentiary support. This would […]
Cultural attitudes towards marijuana seem to be changing fast. Last week a majority of Colorado and Washington voters voted to loosen restrictions on marijuana production and use. Currently it is unknown what the federal response will be towards these state efforts. In the last few years in California, pot dispensaries have largely been untouched by […]
Cultural attitudes towards marijuana seem to be changing fast. Last week a majority of Colorado and Washington voters voted to loosen restrictions on marijuana production and use. Currently it is unknown what the federal response will be towards these state efforts. In the last few years in California, pot dispensaries have largely been untouched by […]
Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has scheduled a November 16 hearing that will examine the 2013 rate filing of the WCIRB. These hearings have usually been held in San Francisco but in this instance the hearing is slated for Sacramento. Estimates of the projected savings and projected increased costs under SB 863 have been all over […]
Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has scheduled a November 16 hearing that will examine the 2013 rate filing of the WCIRB. These hearings have usually been held in San Francisco but in this instance the hearing is slated for Sacramento. Estimates of the projected savings and projected increased costs under SB 863 have been all over […]
From a strictly workers’ compensation view, does it make a difference whether Obama or Romney is elected? After all, workers’ comp is a state program. While there have been some advocates of federalizing workers’ comp, there is practically no political support for such a move in either party. Obama’s career has largely not involved workers’ […]
From a strictly workers’ compensation view, does it make a difference whether Obama or Romney is elected? After all, workers’ comp is a state program. While there have been some advocates of federalizing workers’ comp, there is practically no political support for such a move in either party. Obama’s career has largely not involved workers’ […]
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